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Cassiel Ato Forson takes over as Minority Leader

The former Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been appointed as the Minority Leader in the 8th Parliament of Ghana’s Fourth Republic. Kofi Armah Buah is also the Deputy Minority Chief Whip. Kwame Agbodza takes over as Chief Whip. Ahmed Ibrahim, MP for Banda, has been maintained as …

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Man butchered over stolen plantain

A 32-year-old man at Nkawie Panin in the Ashanti Region is battling for his life after he was butchered over a bunch of plantains. According to a police report, the victim, Ali Dawuda was in his house around 6:30 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2023, when the suspect, angrily came …

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40 SHS students arrested, properties vandalized over poor 2022 WASCCE results

Police in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti region has arrested about 40 students of Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asante Asokore. The students, according to Assembly members of the Effiduase South electoral area, were arrested after they vandalized school properties over poor WASCCE results scored by …

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Nigeria consulate in South Africa suffers power cut over US$23,000 debt

The Nigerian consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, had their power supply cut after it emerged that they owed the utility provider to the tune of 400,000 rand ($23,000). The power cut happened on Wednesday (January 18) but was restored same day after officials arranged to pay a deposit of US$7,000. …

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I won’t leave until they pay me – 77-year-old sick retiree vows to sleep at GCB over bond refund

Peter Kojo Nyansepe, a 77-year-old retiree has said he will not leave the premises of his bank until he is paid the interest on his bonds when the month ends. The sick bondholder told JoyNews that the returns from his bonds are what he depends on and that he will …

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You are wicked – Ex-police officer calls out Akufo-Addo over Debt Exchange programme

A retired senior police officer, Franklin Nertey, has called out President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for plunging Ghana into serious debt. In a viral social media video, the former policeman accused the president of failing to heed to advice in the management of the economy. According to him, he is on the …

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VIDEO: University of Ghana students stranded over new residential policy

Some continuing students of the University of Ghana (UG), have been left stranded on campus following the recent university’s new residential policy. On Monday, January 16, 2023, some affected students of Commonwealth hall numbering about 40 were turned away by security personnel of the school from accessing their hall. The …

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NABCO beneficiaries to picket at Finance Ministry over unpaid allowance

Beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) say they will picket at the Finance Ministry to demand allowances due them under the just-ended programme. They said the economic situation of trainees had worsened due to the failure of government to pay their eight months allowance after government had asked them …

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Chiefs battle family over Otumfou’s body

The Ahanta Traditional Council represented by Nana Aziaku IV, divisional chief of Apemayim and Nana Sene Akura II, the Queen mother, have filed a motion for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain four family members from keeping, preserving, burying and organizing funeral for their late paramount chief, Otumfuo Badu …

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Kenya suspends 16 footballers, coaches over fixing allegations

Kenya’s football federation has suspended 14 players and two coaches for match-fixing allegations after receiving a tip-off about cheating in the national league. Among those suspended on Friday were six players from Zoo Kericho FC, which was found guilty of match-fixing by FIFA’s integrity unit in 2021 and expelled from …

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